2006 Wilson Cabernet Sauvignon. 2008 Wilson Winery Zinfandel. Style note: a big, rich, full bodied California Zinfandel with a rustic balance and sense of place and demand of terroir recognition. 2006 Star Lane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. This week I've tasted some excellent wines! Enjoy with a well grilled steak. MORE >>

Instead, I uncorked an Arboleda Carmenère 2006 from the Colchagua Valley of Chile. The Arboleda Carmenère 2006 was purchased locally for $19 Vintage: 2006 Appellation: Chile Wine pH: 3.61 Wish I had a nice Canadian wine tonight so I could toast the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team on their winning of the Gold medal. Wine Acidity: 5.31 MORE >>

This has been one fantastic year of enlightenment for me when it comes to all things wine. Believe I may do a year end article on the subject. If I do, I will have to include the German grape, Dornfelder as one of the highlights. Dornfelder is a cross between Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe grapes. It is the 3rd most planted red wine grape in Germany. MORE >>

In 2006, he married Anne Hearst. Their popular column had a populist slant, periodically reviewing white zinfandel, wine on cruise ships, at Disney World and their annual, participatory “open that bottle night.&# McInerney wrote a monthly wine column at House & Garden until Condé Nast shuttered the magazine in 2007. MORE >>

Domaine Guion, Cuvee Prestige, Bourgeuil, 2006 (about $12): After our discussion online about cabernet franc, the polarizing grape , I had to add this wine to the following lineup. This blend of mostly zinfandel fermented with natural yeasts has 13.8% Another six-week session of my NYU class just wrapped up last week. MORE >>